Disciple Wen Yuan (Pond of Literature) discovered that
It is very difficult to insist on doing something daily
And asked for my advice

Life without a routine
Would not be easy to sustain regular sessions
At times hot and at times cold
Naturally it becomes off and on all the time
Even to the extent of becoming impossible to continue

Set a definite routine for everyday
Passing days accordingly will become a habit
With habitual tendency leading and pulling
Sustaining something will not be difficult

And in order to maintain a routine life
First of all one need to decide in mind
What is heavier and what is light
Not to run after worldly matters
Always put Dharma at the foremost

For Dharma practices to end in attainments
It is necessary to have in advance
Constant diligence that is long-lasting
And this all depends on having cultivated
The habit of daily routine Dharma sessions
Genuine Dharma practitioners
Should pay more attention to this fine point

Written in Chinese and translated on October 11, 2012
El Cerrito, California